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adjective de·pend·able \di-ˈpen-dÉ™-bÉ™l\

: able to be trusted to do or provide what is needed : able to be depended on

Full Definition of DEPENDABLE

:  capable of being depended on :  reliable <a dependable source of income>

— de·pend·abil·i·ty \-ËŒpen-dÉ™-ˈbi-lÉ™-tÄ“\ noun

— de·pend·able·ness noun

— de·pend·ably \-blÄ“\ adverb

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Examples of DEPENDABLE

1. <seeking a dependable person to look after their summer home in the off-season>

First Known Use of DEPENDABLE

1735

Related to DEPENDABLE

Synonyms

calculable, good, reliable, responsible, safe, secure, solid, steady, sure, tried, tried-and-true, true, trustable, trustworthy, trusty

Antonyms

dodgy [chiefly British], uncertain, undependable, unreliable, unsafe, untrustworthy

Related Words

constant, devoted, faithful, fast, loyal, staunch (also stanch), steadfast, true-blue; honest, sincere, single-minded; infallible, unerring; bedrock, firm, sound, strong; effective, telling; attested, authenticated, confirmed, proven, valid, validated, verified; blameless, faultless, guiltless, impeccable, inerrant, irreproachable, unimpeachable, unquestionable

Near Antonyms

disloyal, faithless, false, fickle, inconstant, perfidious, recreant, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, untrue; deceitful, dishonest, lying, mendacious, untruthful; debatable, disputable, doubtable, doubtful, dubious, fishy, problematic (also problematical), questionable, shady, shaky, suspect, uncertain, unsound; hazardous, risky; unconfirmed, untried

Rhymes with DEPENDABLE

amendable, ascendable, commendable, defendable, descendible, emendable, expendable, extendable, unbendable